Method of treating leaf-tobacco.



JUNE E AYLE, OF OWENTON, KENTUCKY.

IMETHUD OF TREATING LEAF-330333.689.

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appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in methods of treating funked, house-burned or otherwise damaged leaf toiiacco and restoring the same to its natural state and at the same time purifying, bleaching and brightening the leaves. the process being designed for treating tobacco used for either smoking or chewing.

in carrying out my process, the tobacco leaves to be treated are suspended within a suitable steam tight chamber and subjected for a period of approximately thirty minutes to the action of steam admitted to the chamber. The tobacco having been thus moistened by the action of steam is subspecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 7. 1915.

Patei'ited Apia l8, Mitt,

Serial No. 19,766.

jected tor a period of from one to four hours, the time depending upon the condition of the leaves to be treated, to the fumes of sulfur or brimstone. in the production of which fumes either brimstone, stick or lump sulfur are burned in a separate compartment, the fumes being admitted to the chamber containing the leaves to be treated. i

Having thus described my process. what 3 I claim to be new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1s:

The herein described method of treating damaged leaf tobacco and restoring the same to its naturalvst-ate, which consists in 40 suspending the same within a steam-tight receptacle, subjecting the same to the action of steam until it is thoroughly moistened. then subjecting the same to sulfur fumes for a period of from two to eight times that of moistening.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aliix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JUNE W. GAYLE. Witnesses QliMEs GAYLE, l l. R. TRAMMELL. 

